Luke Kunin is faster this season. “He’s moving better,” San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky said in training camp. That’s what it looks like on the ice too: Kunin has 10 goals in 47 games, on pace for a career-high 17.
Nick Blankenburg scored the eventual game-winner as the Nashville Predators erased a four-goal deficit to defeat the visiting San Jose Sharks 7-5 on Tuesday night.
NASHVILLE — San Jose Sharks visit Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators. Macklin Celebrini and Luke Kunin and Mikael Granlund (twice) and Jake Walman scored, but the Sharks lost 7-5. Period 1 Celebrini goal: Snipe!
The Sharks led 5-1 after Mikael Granlund scored a power-play goal at the 4:28 mark of the second period. But the Sharks sat back, lost their edge, stopped forechecking, and watched momentum completely swing the other way as the Predators scored six unanswered goals.
The loss marked a crushing end to the Sharks’ five-game road trip, which began with an encouraging win over the Detroit Red Wings last Tuesday and was quickly followed by losses to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the New York Islanders, and the Boston Bruins.
Nick Blankenburg scored at 8:09 of the third to lead the Nashville Predators to a 7-5 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and three assists, Tommy Novak scored and had two assists and Fedor Svechkov,
Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1.
The Predators are likely to start Juuse Saros, who is looking for his 12th win of the season. The Sharks started former Predators prospect Yaroslav Askarov in net in Monday's 6-3 loss in Boston; they will likely will start Alexandar Georgiev on Tuesday.
NHL: San Jose Sharks have won just 13 of 26 games in which they’ve led or been tied going into the third period
The Sharks had a 5-1 lead with 16:32 left in the second period. Nashville then came all the way back and won the game for their fourth straight. Prior to tonight, Nashville had never come back to win a regular season game after being down four goals.
THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2025